ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – A new project known as the Bill Dance Signature Lakes project aims to revitalize 18 Tennessee lakes. According to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), lakes across ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Due to bear activity, wildlife officials have temporarily closed a campground at Cardens Bluff along Watauga Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said at least ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — College anglers will head to Watauga Lake this fall to compete for a chance to appear in the 2026 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville. B.A.S.S., the Bass Anglers Sportman ...

Each weekend in February, a team of environmentalists are working to cleanup lakes in our region. It's part of the Cherokee National Forest River Cleanup. The Watauga Lake will be the focus on ...

Two anglers out on a Tennessee lake in the dark heard a ruckus on shore and discovered it was a bear killing an adult deer. Facebook video screenshot Two men fishing in the dark on a east Tennessee ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. - Heavy spring rains have created record-breaking water levels at Tennessee's Watauga Lake. That surge in water is spilling into local campsites and recreation areas. Albert ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, one person died on Wednesday after a car crashed into Watauga Lake. The report said a 2008 Mazda M6 ran off the left side ...

Two men fishing in the dark on a east Tennessee lake heard strange sounds coming from shore, and discovered it was a large bear in the process of killing and eating a deer. Video of the grisly moment ...